Founders’ Day 2026: Faculty Recognized for Excellence The annual event spotlights approximately 280 faculty for excellence, years of service, and other contributions that drive what鈥檚 next at UCF.
Founders’ Day 2026: Employee Excellence, Years of Service Awards The annual event spotlights nearly 600 staff members for their commitment, dedication and relentless work that powers UCF everyday.
UCF Celebrates Order of Pegasus, Student Awardees During Founders Day 2026 The Order of Pegasus inducts its 25th class of exemplary Knights among more than 50 students who will be recognized at the annual celebration.
Meet UCF’s 2026 Pegasus Professors These four researchers are driven to think big and work with purpose as they address some of society鈥檚 biggest problems.
Zhihua Qu Earns UCF鈥檚 2026 Medal of Societal Impact for Contributions to the Power Systems Industry The Pegasus Professor of electrical engineering will receive the award during the Founders鈥� Day event on April 1.
UCF Chemistry Instructor鈥檚 Creative Approach Earns Excellence in Online Teaching Award Nicole Lapeyrouse 鈥�16MS 鈥�18PhD is the latest winner of UCF鈥檚 Chuck D. Dziuban Excellence for Online Teaching Award, which she鈥檒l receive during Founders鈥� Day on April 1.
Founders鈥� Day 2026: Celebrating Student, Faculty and Staff Knights Employees, faculty and students will be recognized at three separate ceremonies in the Pegasus Ballroom on April 1.
UCF鈥檚 Major Milestones of 2025 From preeminence to powerhouse partnerships, sports victories to record-setting philanthropy 鈥� 2025 was a year of remarkable progress.
UCF Honors Faculty with 2025 Founders鈥� Day Awards More than 240 faculty, including Pegasus Professors and Reach for the Stars honorees, were recognized for their commitment to excellence during the annual Founders鈥� Day celebration.
Meet UCF鈥檚 2025 Pegasus Professors The recipients of UCF鈥檚 most prestigious faculty honor use their inspiring backgrounds to make impacts in the fields of psychology, hospitality and cybersecurity.
